City Silo 10562012

I’m happy to share one of my older works, "City Silo," a 25 by 20 inch 2012 piece that blends photography and painting in a new way for me. This artwork began with a photo study of an old, weather-beaten silo—the peeling paint, plaster, and dripping black tar lines caught my eye. From there, I created a giclée print on canvas and enhanced it with layers of acrylic pumice gel, torn canvas, and both regular and metallic acrylic paints. The result is an abstract composition of textured vertical layers and bold, earthy tones—browns, oranges, ochres—balanced with touches of white, black, and blue. The piece evokes a feeling of urban decay and natural erosion, capturing a raw energy through its layered surfaces and dynamic contrasts. I hope it invites you to explore that tension and movement as much as it did for me while creating it.